Brian TaylorMember of the North Texas Film Critics Association, and lover of all things Cinema

Humans have always wanted to explore new places. These days, we have satellites that can show us just about every corner of the planet, but that hasn’t stopped us from wondering what’s still out there...

Brian Taylor: All right, good morning. So, you told this story in six minutes first. What was the question the short [film] left that you felt only the feature could answer? Yerkezhan Baizhan: Maybe h...

By now, you’ve probably seen the promotions for Brad Pitt’s new movie, Heart of the Beast. And if you’re anything like me, you have one question: Is the dog okay? Let me put your mind at ease—he survi...

Once, in a Star Trek movie—Generations, to be precise—I heard a quote about life that has stuck with me: “Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives. I rather believe th...

Just before the press screening of the latest film from Dreamworks animation: Forgotten Island, my youngest daughter who accompanied me to the screening along with my oldest daughter was asking questi...

Another Fantastic Fest is in the books, and once again, it didn’t disappoint. Over the eight-day festival, I got to hold a snake, see GWAR in concert, and watch 39 movies. So yeah, it was a good time....

I think we all have a safe place where we can escape the troubles of the world. That place may change as we get older, but for many of us, our grandparents’ house was that refuge growing up. Grandpare...

For most of us, there aren’t many things we wouldn’t do for the people we love. Of course, there are limits—or at least you’d hope there would be. Say you have two kids, and something terrible happens...

Every once in a while, you watch a filmmaker’s feature debut and immediately know they’re going to have a career. I had that feeling back in 2022 while watching Smile, when it became clear that Parker...

Recently, while killing time on the internet, I came across a story about the rise of wild boars and feral hogs across the United States. It seems they’re a mix of domestic farm pigs and imported Eura...

In the digital age, there are no more secrets. What was once known by a few can now be known by millions, pushing what you can handle further than you might be able to take. Before the digital age, bu...

Fifteen years ago, The Raid: Redemption was unleashed on the world and knocked action movies on their backside. Since then, the one-man-versus-an-army setup has become a lot more common, but it hasn’t...

I often feel like I’m paddling through life on a river with way too many rapids. That said, I can’t imagine what I’d be saying if I had lived through the Great Depression. Compared to my rapids, that ...

The calendar has flipped to September, which means fall is in the air, pumpkin spice lattes are all the rage, and Fantastic Fest is once again set to unleash great genre films from around the world. T...

There are a lot of movies that come out each year. In the U.S., that number is around 700 to 1,000. Add the rest of the world, and you’re talking somewhere between 7,000 and 10,000 a year. I watch a l...

A good action movie can hit the spot, but a good buddy action movie scratches a different itch. With movies like 48 Hrs.(Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte), Lethal Weapon (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover), and ...

Everyone has had a bad day. You know, the kind when you’re driving to work and spill coffee all over your white shirt. You know what’s worse than that? Going to a conference in a building that suddenl...

The story of Coyote vs. Acme and how it came to be in theaters feels like something the Acme Corporation itself would be behind. The film wrapped in early 2022 and was shelved by Acme—I mean Warner Br...

Every so often, someone claims that kids today just aren’t interested in adventures anymore. Maybe they’re right—or maybe kids are just waiting for the right adventure to come along. I don’t want to l...

There’s a saying I’ve always liked: every movie is someone’s favorite. I can absolutely get behind that because I know what it’s like to love a movie that everyone else seems to dismiss. That’s the be...

As you get older, the one thing you really come to appreciate is, regularity. Sure, change and spontaneity are all the rage, but at some point, you start to enjoy living a little like Phil Connors—doi...

There’s a scene in La La Land where Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are walking through a Hollywood backlot. Emma Stone looks around, smiles, and simply says, “I love this.” I know exactly what she means....

Being single in 2026 isn’t exactly easy. I know because I’m single myself, and it feels tougher than ever to meet someone looking for a real relationship. Dating apps can be exhausting, and walking up...

Relationships in your twenties can feel like trying on different outfits until you finally find one that fits. The problem is, a lot of people settle for the first one that’s comfortable enough, never...

Take it from someone who knows—getting older really isn’t much fun. The things that used to be easy aren’t anymore, and for the most part, the sports you loved to play are now just injuries waiting to...

There are a lot of stories in the world, but some seem destined to be told over and over again. Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and, of course, Homer’s The Odyssey have all been revisited countless times be...

How many of you reading this actually know your neighbors? I’d say I’m lucky—I’ve got some pretty good ones—but even then, I only know of them, not really them. Maybe you don’t need to be best friends...

The games we play in relationships can be dangerous. Some can drive a wedge between you, while others are harmless fun. I’m talking about those hypothetical games where you sit around asking, “What wo...

There are certain professions that I have nothing but respect for, and nursing is right at the top of that list. It takes a special kind of person to care for people the way nurses do, often in ways m...

Whenever I turn on the TV or watch a movie, I sometimes think of the opening lines from Hi-Five’s Unconditional Love: “I will climb the highest peak, swim the deepest sea, I would cross the desert lan...

Sixteen years ago, I’m willing to bet the people behind Despicable Me had no idea they were launching not one, but two successful franchises. Sure, they probably hoped Gru and company would stick arou...

In Heat, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) lives by one simple philosophy: never get attached to anything you’re not willing to walk away from in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner. I...

What would you do for a year of rent-free living? In this economy, the question for me might be: what wouldn’t I do? Honestly, I’d love to throw that question out to a group of friends just to hear th...

It seems that in most countries, a job is just a job. In others, like the United States, your job can define who you are. In many cases, your life revolves around work, and any personal obstacles have...

When it comes to great story generators, there may be few modern events that can rival World War II. More than eighty years later, it still seems to produce an endless supply of stories about courage,...

Brian: The title of Leviticus carries a lot of weight. What drew you to the tile and what themes or ideas from that resonated with the story you wanted to tell? Adrian Chiarella: We wanted to tap into...

There are a lot of things in life I don’t understand, especially why people love certain things. One of those things is golf. I tried playing as a kid, and it just never clicked. Honestly, the sport i...